Catastrophe Theory (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Mathematics.
  1. a theory, based on topology, for studying discontinuous processes and the mathematical models that describe them.
noun
    • a mathematical theory that classifies surfaces according to their form
    • the popular application of this theory to the explanation of abruptly changing phenomena, as by the discontinuity of a line on the topmost fold of a folded surface
Catastrophe Theory (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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